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New book ‘Playmakers’ by sociologist Michael Kimmel looks at how children of Jewish immigrants built the dolls, games, books and comics that became cultural touchstones in the US.

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Children across Israel zipped up their backpacks for the first day of school on Tuesday.

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Over 20,000 students head to class in Gaza border towns, 9% more than in Sept. 2023; police secure Jerusalem school targeted by Haredi extremists; East Jerusalem private schools strike over restrictions on teachers from West Bank.

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IAEA says Syria site bombed by Israel in 2007 ‘consistent with nuclear reactor’

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Today’s operation to capture the chief of Hamas’s internal security apparatus in Gaza City was carried out by special forces of the Shin Bet, the security agency and the IDF, announced in a joint statement.

Arabic-language media reports claimed that an Israeli-backed anti-Hamas militia carried out the raid.

The IDF and Shin Bet say the special forces raided a building in Gaza City and captured the Hamas security chief, who was named earlier as Muein al-Arabid.

During the raid, the Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on several “military targets in the area to remove threats to the forces.” No Israeli forces were injured in the operation, the military and Shin Bet say.

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After the reconciliation attempt between Abbas and Dahlan fails to bear fruit, the dominant PA party works to heal more bridgeable divisions, such as one between Hussein al-Sheikh and Jibril Rajoub.

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Ra’am party head Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovitz — a Jewish, Zionist former police official, lawmaker and deputy minister — announced Monday evening that Segalovitz will run with Ra’am, an Arab party, in the October 27 election. The party has never included a Jewish lawmaker.

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East Jerusalem private schools strike over restrictions on teachers from West Bank

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Defense minister says senior Hamas member captured a short time ago

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Syria says it wants diplomatic solution with Israel despite attacks

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Defense Minister Israel Katz says a senior Hamas member was captured a short while ago, after an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia reportedly carried out a raid in Gaza City with Israeli air support.

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Bank Hapoalim has joined Discount in pushing off plans to cease providing correspondent banking services to Palestinian financial institutions until the end of 2026, an Israeli official tells @TimesofIsrael

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The Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday published its intention work with the Academy of the Hebrew Language on a new system aimed at establishing uniform transliteration rules for government ministries and local authorities.

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Israel said unhappy with progress on Hezbollah disarmament in pilot zones; Lebanese army officers said to oppose IDF pullout

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Sara Netanyahu pushes conspiracy theory that left-wing leader Golan had advance knowledge of Oct. 7

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Israel and Greece on Monday signed a massive €3 billion ($3.5 billion) deal, under which Israel will build Greece a multi-tiered air defense array, as the countries continue to shore up their defense cooperation.

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🧵New: Meeting held over weekend b/n feuding senior Fatah officials Hussein al-Sheikh & Jibril Rajoub, as West Bank’s dominant Palestinian party seeks to limit internal divisions ahead of Nov 28 legislative elections, 2 sources tell (1/21) @TimesofIsrael https://t.co/SG7Lskck50

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Ahead of the Jerusalem Solo International Dance Festival’s opening next month, artistic director Miriam Engel knows how complicated it was to convince international performers to visit at a time when many artists are boycotting Israel.

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In a first, a senior female officer will command the IDF Artillery Corps' 282nd Regiment.

Col. Efrat Kaykov is among dozens of senior officers who were included in a new round of appointments by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.

Kaykov currently commands the 213th Reserve Artillery Regiment, and she previously was deputy commander of the 282nd. She was also the first woman to command a battalion in the Artillery Corps.

Kaykov will now be the first woman to command the 282nd Regiment, a standing army artillery formation.